Giovanni's Room
of James Baldwin
Description
An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here.Baldwin's haunting and controversial second novel is his most sustained treatment of sexuality, and a classic of gay literature. In a 1950s Paris swarming with expatriates and characterized by dangerous liaisons and hidden violence, an American finds himself unable to repress his impulses, despite his determination to live the conventional life he envisions for himself. After meeting and proposing to a young woman, he falls into a lengthy affair with an Italian bartender and is confounded and tortured by his sexual identity as he oscillates between the two. Examining the mystery of love and passion in an intensely imagined narrative, Baldwin creates a moving and complex story of death and desire that is revelatory in its insight.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 159 pages
- Publisher Penguin
- Publication Date June 2000
- First Publication 10/28/56
- Language English
- ISBN 9780141186351
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Paris (France)']
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